mojid o mufakkir – josh malihabadi – 085-090 – tarGheeb

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کچھ خبر  بھی ہے محبانِ حسین دور  بیں

موت ہے شبیریت کے دایئرے میں انگبیں

اِ بتاع مرشدِ  حق پرور و عہد  آفر یں

کارو بارِ  مرگ ہے باز یچہِ طفلاں نہیں

زہر سے لبریز ہے جامِ حسین ابنِ علی

جان دیناہو  تو لو نامِ حسین ابنِ علی

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رعبِ سلطانی کو ٹھکراوٗ   تولو نامِ حسین

بولتے رن میں نہ گھبراوٗ   تو لو نامِ حسین

دُشمنوں کی  پیاس بجھواوٗ    تو لو نامِ حسین

موت کی چھاتی پہ چڑھ جاوٗ تولو نامِ حسین

حلق سے تیغوں کا منہ موڑو تولو نامِ حسین

برگ سے فو لاد کو توڑو تو لو نامِ حسین

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خود پہ بابِ تشنگی کھولو تو لو نامِ حسین

دل کو برق و رعد میں تولو تو لو نامِ حسین

دوست دارِ دُشمناں ہو لو تو لو نامِ حسین

تیغ کے نیچے بھی سچ بولو تو لو نامِ حسین

ظلم کی تعمیر کو ڈھا دو  تو لو نامِ حسین

شمع سے آندھی کو چکرا دو تو لو نامِ حسین

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خود کو تیغوں کی طرف ریلو تو لو نامِ حسین

مسکرا کر آگ سے کھیلو تو لو نامِ حسین

جملہ ممکن سختیاں جھیلو تو لو نامِ حسین

اوّل اپنا اِمتحاں لے لو تو لو نامِ حسین

ہاں پرکھ لو خوب ہمت کو تو لو نامِ حسین

جانچ  لو ا پنی شرافت کو تو لو نامِ حسین

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خانہ بربادی پہ اِتراوٗ تو لو  نامِ حسین

بیکسی  پر  ناز  فرماو  تو لو نامِ حسین

چاند سے  ٹکڑوں کو گہناو تو لو نامِ حسین

رن میں اک بے شیر کولاوٗ  تولو نامِ حسین

بیکسی کی موت نعمت ہو تو لو نامِ حسین

دھوپ میں سونے کی ہمت ہو تو لو نامِ حسین

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عزتِ دستور   پر  جو سر کٹاسکتانہیں

جو خوداپنے ہی چراغوں کو بجھا سکتا نہیں

تان کر سینے  کو جو میداں میں آ سکتا نہیں

موت کو جو اپنے کاندھے پر اُٹھا سکتا نہیں

ہاں خود اپنے خوں میں کشتی جو کھے سکتا نہیں

وہ حسین ابنِ علی کا نام لے سکتا  نہیں

85

कुछ ख़बर भी है मुहिब्बान ए हुसैन ए दूर बीं

मौत है शब्बीरियत के दाएरे में अन्गबीं

इब्बेता’ए मुर्शिद ए हक़ परवर ओ अहद आफ़रीं

कारोबार ए मर्ग है बाज़ीचा ए तिफ़लां नहीं

ज़हर से लबरेज़ है जाम ए हुसैन इब्न ए अली

जान देना हो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन इब्न ए अली

86

रो’अब ए सुल्तानी को ठुकराओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

बोलते रन में न घबराओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

दुश्मनों की प्यास बुझ्वाओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

मौत की छाती पे चढ़ जाओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

हल्क़ से तेग़ों का मुंह मोड़ो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

बर्ग से फ़ौलाद को तोड़ो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

87

ख़ुद पे बाब ए तिश्नगी खोलो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

दिल को बरक़ ओ रा’अद में तोलो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

दोस्त दार ए दुश्मनां हो लो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

तेग़ के नीचे भी सच बोलो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

ज़ुल्म की ता’अमीर को ढा दो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

शमा से आंधी को चक्रा दो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

88

ख़ुद को तेग़ों की तरफ़ रेलो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

मुस्कुरा कर आग से खेलो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

जुमला मुमकिन सख़्तियां झेलो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

अव्वल अपना इम्तेहां ले लो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

हाँ परख लो ख़ूब हिम्मत को तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

जाँच लो अपनी शराफ़त को तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

89

ख़ाना बरबादी पे इतराओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

बेकसी पर नाज़ फ़रमाओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

चाँद से टुकड़ों को गह्नाओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

रन में एक बेशीर को लाओ तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

बेकसी की मौत ने’अमत हो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

धूप में सोने की हिम्मत हो तो लो नाम ए हुसैन

90

इज़्ज़त ए दस्तूर पर जो सर कटा सकता नहीं

जो ख़ुद अपने ही चिराग़ों को बुझा सकता नहीं

तान कर सीने को जो मैदां में आ सकता नहीं

मौत को जो अपने कांधे पर उठा सकता नहीं

हाँ ख़ुद अपने ख़ून में कश्ती जो खे सकता नहीं

वो हुसैन इब्न ए अली का नाम ले सकता नहीं

85
kuchh Khabar1 bhi hai muhibbaan2 e Husain e dur biN3
maut hai Shabbiriyat4 ke daere5 meN angabiN6
ibbeta’e7 murshid8 e haq parvar9 o ahd aafriN10
karobar11 e marg12 hai bazeecha13 e tiflaN14 nahiN
zahr se labrez15 hai jam16 e Husain ibn e Ali
jan dena ho to lo naam e Husain ibn e Ali
1. awareness 2. lovers 3. far sighted 4. Shabbir (another name of Husain)like Husainiyat (followership of Husain) 5. circle 6. honey 7. doing bai’at=accepting the leadership of 8. who shows the way 9. those who nurture righteousness 10. pride of determination or commitment 11. arrangements 12. death 13. playground 14. children 15. overflowing 16. cup
Are you aware O farsighted lovers of Husain, that death in the followership of Husain is sweet like honey. Acceptance of the leadership (bai’at) of Husain is the business of death, not child’s play. The cup of Husain is brimming with bitter poison (not easy). Take the name of Husain only if you are willing to die.

86
ro’ab1 e sultani2 ko Thukrao to lo naam e Husain
bolte run3 meN na ghabrao to lo naam e Husain
dushmanoN ki pyas bujhvao to lo naam e Husain
maut ki chhaati be chaRh jao to lo naam e Husain
halq se teGhoN4 ka muNh moRo to lo naam e Husain
barg5 se faulad6 ko toRo to lo naam e Husain7  
1. fear 2. kingship, power 3. heated conflict 4. sword 5. leaf, petal 6. steel 7. call the name of Husain (declare allegiance)
If you can defy the power of the ruler, only then acclaim Husain. If you are not afraid of heated conflict, only then acclaim Husain. If you can quench the thirst of your enemies, only then acclaim Husain (Early in the battle of Karbala, Husain’s party camped at a location controlling access to the river and water. When an advance party of Yazid’s army arrived thirsty and tired, Husain offered them water). If you can overcome the fear of death, only then acclaim Husain. If you can turn swords back with your throat, only then acclaim Husain. If you can break the power of steel with a petal, then acclaim Husain

87
Khud1 pe baab2 e tishnagi3 kholo to lo nam e Husain
dil ko barq o ra’ad4 meN tolo5 to lo nam e Husain
dost-daar6 e dushmanaN ho lo to lo nam e Husain
teGh7 ke niche bhi sach bolo to lo nam e Husain
zulm ki ta’amir8 ko Dha9 do to lo nam e Husain
shama se aandhi ko chakra do10 to lo nam e Husain
1. self 2. door 3. thirst 4. thunder and lightning 5. weigh, compare 6. love (your enemy 7. sword 8. multiple meanings here it means the order 9. destroy 10. to turn around
Karbala story includes how Husain, to avoid conflict and keep trying for some compromise, moved his encampment from a dominant location to a less secure one where they were vulnerable to loss of access to water – thus opening the door to thirst. If you can open the door to suffering by thirst for yourself, if you can compare your courage with thunder and lightning, if you can show love/concern for your enemies, if you speak the truth even under the blade of sword, if you can destroy the system of oppression, if you can turn back storms with just a lamp, only then can you acclaim Husain.

88
Khud ko teGhoN ki taraf relo1 to lo nam e Husain
muskura kar aag se khelo to lo nam e Husain
jumla2 mumkin3 saKhtiyaaN4 jhelo to lo nam e Husain
avval apna imtehaaN le lo to lo nam e Husain
haN parakh lo Khoob himmat ko to lo nam e Husain
jaNch lo apni sharafat5 ko to lo nam e Husain
1. to move towards 2. total, all 3. possible 4. difficulties 5. virtue
If you can move forward towards drawn swords, if you can face fire and still smile, if you can bear all possible difficulties, if you can test/examine yourself (for righteousness) first, if you fully assess your own courage and proceed, if you examine your own virtue, only then can you acclaim Husain.

89
Khaana barbaadi1 pe itraao2 to lo naam e Husain
bekasi3 par naz farmaao4 to lo naam e Husain
chand se TukRoN5 ko gahnaao6 to lo naam e Husain
run7 meN ek beshir8 ko laao to lo naam e Husain
bekasi ki maut ne’amat9 ho to lo naam e Husain
dhoop meN sone ki himmat ho to lo naam e Husain
1. destruction of family 2. be proud of 3. helplessness 4. be proud of 5. loved ones 6. eclipsed 7. war 8. infant (breastfeeding) whose mother can no longer nurse him 9. blessing
If you can proudly sacrifice even your family for Truth, if you can stand firm even when friendless, if you are prepared to lose your loved ones, if you have the courage to bring an infant out in the field of war, if you can consider death to be a blessing, if you can sleep peacefully in burning sun, only then can you acclaim Husain. “dhoop meN sone ki himmat”, refers to another Karbla story – Husain’s young daughter, reputedly oten slept on his bosom. She wanted to do this before he went for his final encounter, and death. It is said that he lay down on the burning sand for her.

90
izzat e dastur1 par jo sar kaTaa sakta nahiN
jo Khud apne hi chiraaGhoN2 ko bujha sakta nahiN
taan kar seene ko jo maidaaN meN aa sakta nahiN
maut ko jo apne kaandhe par uTha sakta nahiN
haN Khud apne Khoon meN kashti jo khe sakta nahiN
vo Husain ibn e Ali ka nam le sakta nahiN
1. respect for tradition 2. one’s own loved ones
One who cannot sacrifice his life to save the honor of traditions, one who cannot sacrifice one’s own loved ones, one who cannot come out bravely to stand for truth and fight, one who cannot carry Death on his shoulders, one who cannot row his boat in the river of his own blood, he cannot claim to be a follower of Husain.

85
kuchh Khabar1 bhi hai muhibbaan2 e Husain e dur biN3
maut hai Shabbiriyat4 ke daere5 meN angabiN6
ibbeta’e7 murshid8 e haq parvar9 o ahd aafriN10
karobar11 e marg12 hai bazeecha13 e tiflaN14 nahiN
zahr se labrez15 hai jam16 e Husain ibn e Ali
jan dena ho to lo naam e Husain ibn e Ali

1. awareness 2. lovers 3. far sighted 4. Shabbir (another name of Husain)like Husainiyat (followership of Husain) 5. circle 6. honey 7. doing bai’at=accepting the leadership of 8. who shows the way 9. those who nurture righteousness 10. pride of determination or commitment 11. arrangements 12. death 13. playground 14. children 15. overflowing 16. cup
Are you aware O farsighted lovers of Husain, that death in the followership of Husain is sweet like honey.  Acceptance of the leadership (bai’at) of Husain is the business of death, not child’s play.  The cup of Husain is brimming with bitter poison (not easy).  Take the name of Husain only if you are willing to die.
86
ro’ab1 e sultani2 ko Thukrao to lo naam e Husain
bolte run3 meN na ghabrao to lo naam e Husain
dushmanoN ki pyas bujhvao to lo naam e Husain
maut ki chhaati be chaRh jao to lo naam e Husain
halq se teGhoN4 ka muNh moRo to lo naam e Husain
barg5 se faulad6 ko toRo to lo naam e Husain7

1. fear 2. kingship, power 3. heated conflict 4. sword 5. leaf, petal 6. steel 7. call the name of Husain (declare allegiance)
If you can defy the power of the ruler, only then acclaim Husain.  If you are not afraid of heated conflict, only then acclaim Husain.  If you can quench the thirst of your enemies, only then acclaim Husain (Early in the battle of Karbala, Husain’s party camped at a location controlling access to the river and water.  When an advance party of Yazid’s army arrived thirsty and tired,  Husain offered them water).  If you can overcome the fear of death, only then acclaim Husain.  If you can turn swords back with your throat, only then acclaim Husain.  If you can break the power of steel with a petal, then acclaim Husain
87
Khud1 pe baab2 e tishnagi3 kholo to lo nam e Husain
dil ko barq o ra’ad4 meN tolo5 to lo nam e Husain
dost-daar6 e dushmanaN ho lo to lo nam e Husain
teGh7 ke niche bhi sach bolo to lo nam e Husain
zulm ki ta’amir8 ko Dha9 do to lo nam e Husain
shama se aandhi ko chakra do10 to lo nam e Husain

1. self 2. door 3. thirst 4. thunder and lightning 5. weigh, compare 6. love (your enemy 7. sword 8. multiple meanings here it means the order 9. destroy 10. to turn around
Karbala story includes how Husain, to avoid conflict and keep trying for some compromise, moved his encampment from a dominant location to a less secure one where they were vulnerable to loss of access to water – thus opening the door to thirst.  If you can open the door to suffering by thirst for yourself, if you can compare your courage with thunder and lightning, if you can show love/concern for your enemies, if you speak the truth even under the blade of sword, if you can destroy the system of oppression, if you can turn back storms with just a lamp, only then can you acclaim Husain.
88
Khud ko teGhoN ki taraf relo1 to lo nam e Husain
muskura kar aag se khelo to lo nam e Husain
jumla2 mumkin3 saKhtiyaaN4 jhelo to lo nam e Husain
avval apna imtehaaN le lo to lo nam e Husain
haN parakh lo Khoob himmat ko to lo nam e Husain
jaNch lo apni sharafat5 ko to lo nam e Husain

1. to move towards 2. total, all 3. possible 4. difficulties 5. virtue
If you can move forward towards drawn swords, if you can face fire and still smile, if you can bear all possible difficulties, if you can test/examine yourself (for righteousness) first, if you fully assess your own courage and proceed, if you examine your own virtue, only then can you acclaim Husain.
89
Khaana barbaadi1 pe itraao2 to lo naam e Husain
bekasi3 par naz farmaao4 to lo naam e Husain
chand se TukRoN5 ko gahnaao6 to lo naam e Husain
run7 meN ek beshir8 ko laao to lo naam e Husain
bekasi ki maut ne’amat9 ho to lo naam e Husain
dhoop meN sone ki himmat ho to lo naam e Husain

1. destruction of family 2. be proud of 3. helplessness 4. be proud of 5. loved ones 6. eclipsed 7. war 8.  infant (breastfeeding) whose mother can no longer nurse him 9. blessing
If you can proudly sacrifice even your family for Truth, if you can stand firm even when friendless, if you are prepared to lose your loved ones, if you have the courage to bring an infant out in the field of war, if you can consider death to be a blessing, if you can sleep peacefully in burning sun, only then can you acclaim Husain.
“dhoop meN sone ki himmat”, refers to another Karbla story – Husain’s young daughter, reputedly oten slept on his bosom.  She wanted to do this before he went for his final encounter, and death.  It is said that he lay down on the burning sand for her.
90
izzat e dastur1 par jo sar kaTaa sakta nahiN
jo Khud apne hi chiraaGhoN2 ko bujha sakta nahiN
taan kar seene ko jo maidaaN meN aa sakta nahiN
maut ko jo apne kaandhe par uTha sakta nahiN
haN Khud apne Khoon meN kashti jo khe sakta nahiN
vo Husain ibn e Ali ka nam le sakta nahiN

1. respect for tradition 2. one’s own loved ones
One who cannot sacrifice his life to save the honor of traditions, one who cannot sacrifice one’s own loved ones, one who cannot come out bravely to stand for truth and fight, one who cannot carry Death on his shoulders, one who cannot row his boat in the river of his own blood, he cannot claim to be a follower of Husain.